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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1945.01   01.02.1945   Definitives      
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
5k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     

1945.02   18.06.1945   Overprint DANMARK BEFRIET on 1945.01      
5k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     ovp blue
5k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     ovp red

1967.01   23.11.1967   Greenland legends      
Common Loon Gavia immer
90ø     58     Common Loon    Gavia immer     
and     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

1969.01   18.09.1969   Greenland legends      
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
80ø     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

1975.01   04.09.1975   Telecommunications service      
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
90ø     104     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

1981.01   03.09.1981   Peary land expeditions      
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
1.60k     8     King Eider    Somateria spectabilis     

1982.01   02.08.1982   Greenland history      
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
2k     63     Great Shearwater    Ardenna gravis     

1987.01   23.01.1987   Hafnia 87   3v sheet   
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
2.80k     63     Northern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialis     
6.50k     63     Northern Fulmar    Fulmarus glacialis     

1987.02   03.09.1987   Birds      
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
5k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
10k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

1988.01   14.04.1988   Birds      
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Northern Raven Corvus corax White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Common Loon Gavia immer
3k     104     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     
4.10k     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     
5.50k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     
7k     58     Common Loon    Gavia immer     

1989.01   16.03.1989   Birds      
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
3.20k     8     Long-tailed Duck    Clangula hyemalis     
4.40k     238     Snow Bunting    Plectrophenax nivalis     
5.50k     54     Black Guillemot    Cepphus grylle     
6.50k     54     Thick-billed Murre    Uria lomvia     

1990.01   15.01.1990   Birds      
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
4k     8     Snow Goose    Anser caerulescens     
7.50k     53     Long-tailed Jaeger    Stercorarius longicaudus     

1990.02   06.09.1990   Greenland environmental foundation      
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
4k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     

1995.01   05.05.1995   Anniversary   4v sheet   1945.01
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
4k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     

1999.01   08.02.1999   WWF, Snowy Owl   pho   
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
1k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
4.75k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
5.50k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
5.75k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

1999.02   08.02.1999   WWF, Snowy Owl   Booklet, no pho   1999.01
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
1k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
4.75k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
5.50k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
5.75k     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

2000.01   21.02.2000   Arctic vikings   4v set   
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
21k     104     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

2000.02   21.02.2000   Arctic vikings   4v sheet   2000.01
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
21k     104     Gyrfalcon    Falco rusticolus     

2000.03   09.05.2000   Definitives      
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
4.50k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     
4.75k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     = 4.50k
8k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     = 4.50k
10k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     = 4.50k

2001.01   05.02.2001   Arctic vikings   4v set   
Northern Raven Corvus corax
10k     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2001.02   05.02.2001   Arctic vikings   4v sheet   2001.01
Northern Raven Corvus corax
10k     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2001.03   09.05.2001   Definitives      2000.03
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
0.25k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     
12k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2001.04   16.10.2001   Christmas      
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
4.50k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
4.75k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     

2001.05   16.10.2001   Christmas   Booklet   2001.04
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
4.50k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
4.75k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     

2002.01   21.10.2002   Definitives      2000.03
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
0.50k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2014.01   20.10.2014   Hunting      
Little Auk Alle alle Little Auk Alle alle
0.50k     54     Little Auk    Alle alle     
45k     54     Little Auk    Alle alle     

2015.01   19.01.2015   Hunting      
Little Auk Alle alle Little Auk Alle alle
11k     54     Little Auk    Alle alle     
19k     54     Little Auk    Alle alle     

2015.02   19.01.2015   Songs   2v set   
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
49k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

2016.01   17.10.2016   Zackenberg research station   2v set, sa   
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
11.50k     53     Long-tailed Jaeger    Stercorarius longicaudus     
and     80     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

2017.01   15.05.2017   Old banknotes   2v set   
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
20k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     

2017.02   15.05.2017   Old banknotes      2017.01
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
20k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     MS

2017.03   27.10.2017   Joint issue with TAAF      
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
10.50k     53     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     White frame
and     52     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
27k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     White frame

2017.04   27.10.2017   Joint issue with TAAF   Sheet   2017.03
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
10.50k     53     South Polar Skua    Stercorarius maccormicki     No frame
and     52     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
27k     78     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     No frame

2019.01   21.06.2019   Europa      
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
15k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
and     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
17k     238     Snow Bunting    Plectrophenax nivalis     
and     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2019.02   21.06.2019   Europa   Booklet, sa   2019.01
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
15k     13     Rock Ptarmigan    Lagopus muta     
and     8     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
17k     238     Snow Bunting    Plectrophenax nivalis     
and     166     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2020.01   05.05.2020   75th anniversary of America edition   3v sheet   1945.01
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
18k     8     Common Eider    Somateria mollissima     

2021.01   08.06.2021   Europa   2v set   
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
17k     8     Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons     

2021.02   08.06.2021   Europa   3x2v booklet, sa   2021.01
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
17k     8     Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons     

2023.01   10.10.2023   International migratory birds day      
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
13k     43     European Golden Plover    Pluvialis apricaria     

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Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 56,300
Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast

Birds: 240 species

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